Edward C. Kurtz Jr.

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Edward Charles Kurtz, Jr. (born January 30, 1946 in New Orleans , Louisiana - † January 12, 2013 ) was an American documentary filmmaker , author and university lecturer .

Life

Edward "Eddie" Kurtz came from New Orleans and attended Jesuit High School there; He received his Bachelor of Arts in literature from the University of Notre Dame , then a Master of Arts in broadcast and film production from San Francisco State University . From the 1960s he worked as a documentary filmmaker for local public television and as a writer of works on the culture of the city of New Orleans. As an adjunct professor , he taught at Xavier University .

His television documentaries include The Danny Barker Show , a biography of jazz musician Danny Barker , This Cat Can Play Anything about legendary banjo player Manny Sayles, and Piano Players , a documentary about three generations of New Orleans pianists. In the film Which Governs Best he analyzed the role of the US government in the last century. As a freelance writer, he worked on the television series Real New Orleans . His books include August in New Orleans, 1968, Singing for Supper, and My Casanova . Kurtz was also a founding member of the Tipitina’s venue and the New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC); he was also active on numerous social and educational committees.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary Edward Charles Kurtz jr. on dignitymemorial.com
  2. ↑ a b c Obituary at Nola.com
  3. ↑ Kurtz Jr.'s biography at NOVAC ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / novacvideo.org
personal data
SURNAME Kurtz, Edward C. Junior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kurtz, Edward C. Jr .; Kurtz, Eddie (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American documentary filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana , United States
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 2013